The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-24

1t is a well-known fact among resi-
dents of Utah that our climate IN
summer is about all that can be
desired. 1t is also well-known that our
mountain scenery is of the grandest,
that our trout streams are unexcelled,
that our mountains contain an abund-
ance of game and that we have large
number of advantages that would,
properly advertised, make strong IN
ducements for eastern people to spend
the hot months in our Territory in
stead of at the packed seaside resorts.
What could be more pleasant for the
wealthy people of the east than to
spend month IN our mountains ,enj 0y-
ing the cool mountain breezes, fishing
in the clear streams, drinking the pure
cold water as it runs trickling eyer the
rocks down the rugged mountain sides,
or climbing the lofty peaks and
gathering the numerous mineralOgl-
cal specimens to place in their
their cabinets at home? What would
furnish more health and pleasure than
fortnight's cruise on our magnificent
lake, exploring its islands and bathing
in its waters? We fancy there are many
of our Utah people who do not as yet
| fully understand the health and pleas
ure that can be gained by these excur-
sions among the pines and wanderings
among the crags and peaks of our mag
nifcent Territory. There is everything
to make the heart of a tourist leap
| with Joy were he to be transplanted
from the heat of any OF the eastern
cities and set down in the shades of any
| of our canyon pines, where. the splash
| ing waters would lull the troubled mind
and Danish thoughts of heat and strife.
With all these advantages why should
not some exertion be made to bring
those people here? Would it not be q
good plan for our Chanber of Com
merce TO make arrangements with
| the railroad companies to run ex-
cursions from the east to this city
at intervals during the coming summer
sand bring people in and let them see our
| Territory. Excursion parties have gone
to California and expended thousands
of dollars for the benefit of that State.
These parties have paid the railroads
and have been a good thing for the
people of California in financial way,
besides having carried home glowing
descriptions of the country and spread
the fame of its resources and beauties
far and wide. We have as good a
climate as California in many respects.
We have numerous natural advantages
and only need to have the nerve to IN
augurate the system OF excursions be-
fore we could have the tide turned in
our favor. Get some good writers to
describe the points of beauty and inter
est in our mountains, get cuts made OF
the places and scatter the matter ju-
diciously in the eastern cities, and N
little time an interested curiosity
will spring up that will send q
tide of pleasure seekers here and give
US all the advantages that come from
being known.
We have the ability to grow, and to
grow rapidly, and the sooner we take
steps to get the help of others to hurry
up our progress the sooner we will be
able to take our place on the high plane
of prosperity we so much desire to
reach. Let the committees on immi-
grafton and railroads OF our Chamber
consider this matter and # it is worth
while give it trial.